Lavrov Announces Retaliation Against the West: We Will Determine the Targets

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that they will retaliate against the West's attempts to seize Russian ships. Lavrov stated, 'We will target the ships of countries that have made piracy their official policy, and we will decide how to treat them.'Emphasizing that Russia will determine its own response, Lavrov noted that the European Union (EU) has made illegal decisions to prevent Russia from earning income from global markets.Lavrov criticized the EU's so-called 'shadow fleet' definition, saying, 'This is a very dangerous path.'

We will choose our targets ourselves. Our targets will be the ships that work for the interests of countries that have made piracy their official policy. We will also decide how to treat these ships.

Regarding the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Minister stated that the Kiev administration is helpless on the ground, saying, 'In fact, this regime is losing territory every day. They have started to openly resort to terrorist methods due to their helplessness.'

The EU has decided to apply its own rules. With their so-called decisions, they have declared all ships that do not comply with their instructions, regardless of their flag, as 'shadow fleet'. This is a very dangerous path.

In fact, this regime is losing territory every day. As you know, they have started to openly resort to terrorist methods due to their helplessness.